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TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) and SoftBank Group Corp (9984.T) said they will team up to develop car services that rely on self-driving technology, such as hospital shuttles, as they envision a future in which fewer people drive their own vehicles. Toyota Motor Corp President Akio Toyoda and Executive Vice President Shigeki Tomoyama poses for a photograph with SoftBank Group Corp Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son and SoftBank Corp Representative Director and CTO Junichi Miyakawa during their joint news conference in Tokyo, Japan October 4, 2018. REUTERS/Issei Kato The partnership between Japan’s top automaker and its most influential tech giant shows that even big well-funded players fear being left behind in the race to develop autonomous and connected cars. “SoftBank alone and automakers alone can’t do everything,” said Junichi Miyakawa, chief technology officer at SoftBank Corp who will be CEO of the new company. “We want to work … [Read more...] about Toyota, SoftBank team up to develop self-driving car services

UK car owners are being robbed out of £3.4billion annually by mechanics and garages selling them needless services. Drivers are overspending £90 on average for each vehicle, with a change in brake fluid being the most common unnecessary charge. A new study by breakdown service Green Flag revealed that Brits are also being conned into paying for unrequired anti-freeze draining and refills, along with buying fuel/oil cleaners. New brake pads and discs are also being needlessly sold despite wear being within safety limits, as well as new windowscreen wipers. Mechanics are providing unnecessary battery replacements and wheel alignments (tracking) too, while oil top-ups, new tyres and pollen filters make up the 10 most common needless services. The study also found that Brits lack basic car knowledge to challenge these garage services and prices. TOP 10 UP-SELLS &amp; UNNECESSARY WORK Brake fluid change Anti-freeze drain and refill Fuel/oil cleaners Brake pads and discs (when … [Read more...] about These are the top 10 unnecessary car services that mechanics are charging you for – and it’s costing Brits £3.4billion every year

Revealing the trade secrets from the workshop of a car dealer What really goes on behind the scenes in the average car dealer workshop? Recently, a former service manager revealed some of the trade secrets – and gave plenty of tips to customers when dealing with their car garage. The first myth they crushed involved dealers’ very high premiums. How do they justify them? Because with a classy car comes a classy level of service, they said – and this costs. There is a payback though, because main dealers don’t only know their stuff, having their stamp in a car’s service record helps protect its value. Read more: How to avoid being ripped off by your garage Some of the expense comes at the behest of the manufacturers, which give strict instructions on how showrooms should look. The fact they look so smart and fancy is because the car maker says they should – and the staff there are often fully factory-trained too, which also isn’t cheap. It … [Read more...] about The secrets of a car service manager

Japan is looking to launch a self-driving car service in Tokyo by the 2020 Olympics. First proposed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the draft growth strategy plan will comprise of an initial Olympics launch by 2020 with full commercialization by 2022, in response to the cited need for economic growth and increased global competitiveness in the region. Very little specificity has been provided, other than the government hopes to install autonomous service points in more than 100 locations across the country by 2030. ALSO SEE: Major Japanese Automakers Team Up to Develop Holy Grail Batteries “We will promote bold regulatory reform that will serve as the basis for social change,” said Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in a meeting with a government investment panel. This proposal also includes a plan to expand artificial intelligence research and produce virtual power plants by March 2021, which will connect the output of several energy generating and storage facilities to … [Read more...] about Japan to Launch Self-Driving Car Service by 2020

With the 2020 Tokyo Olympics a little over two years away, the Japanese government is looking to put a fleet of autonomous cars on public roads in order to drive economic growth. This strategy, presented by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, also includes the development of virtual power plants by the end of the 2022 March fiscal year, as reported by Autonews. These power plants would connect multiple small energy-generating and energy-storage systems, allowing them to work like a large conventional power plant, saving money for energy grid operators. However, so far, companies have been reluctant to invest in these networks without a change in regulations. With the self-driving car service planned for 2020, the government’s next move will be to commercialize the system as early as 2022, something that should help Japanese companies do a better job keeping up with their Chinese, European and U.S. counterparts, as autonomous vehicle and artificial intelligence technologies keep improving. … [Read more...] about Japan Looking To Deploy Self-Driving Car Service For 2020 Tokyo Olympics